Tag: Dr. Thomas Maples
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Beauty in the Eye…
Every person has a calling. Where our calling lies, is often found in those moments of silence between the notes that creates the symphony of one’s life.
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Faith In Freedom: Happy Memorial Day & Thank You for Those that Served
Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower Freedom is never free. It is built upon the sacrifice of the few that allows the dreams of the many space to manifest. Thank you to all who have served and sacrificed so much to give us the freedom we enjoy.…
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The Importance of Dreams
Today, I write from the 56th story of a hotel that only 5 years ago I would call a dream. For my birthday, I am staying in a luxury suite, and enjoying a wonderful cup of coffee with my lovely wife on my 43rd year of life. Dreams come true with the pursuit of vision,…
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Childhood: Open Minds to Hope and Possibility
The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind. ~ E. B. White
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Love & Kindness: The Driving Force 4 Life
Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force. ~ Hermann Hesse (Siddhartha)
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Who Looks Inside, Awakes!
So often we are told to look outside as a source of happiness. Media will have us look to others, aspire to be like others, or orient us to the idea that we are somehow not complete. As Carl Jung stated, those who look outside, dream about that which they want to become, as if…
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Emotions and Divorce… The One Who Uses them is Usually the One that Get’s Burnt?
In divorce, the division of assets is superseded as a point of contention solely by the division of child custody. This is a sad, but true fact; but even worse, oftentimes, the context of child custody litigation has as its sole source financial maneuvering between the warring parties.
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The Secret: Moving Towards Inner Peace
We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows. ~ Robert Frost
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Future Dreams: The Source of Inspiration
“Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.” ~ Langston Hughes
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On Forgiveness: Enacting a Path of Gratitude in Our Life to Achieve Optimal Wellbeing
The Buddha once said that holding on to anger is like grasping a hot stone with the intent of throwing at the person that caused the anger. The only person to get burnt is yourself.
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Forgiveness Is The Foundation of Gratitude
Love is For-Giving. Learn to forgive, love, and show gratitude for the love we are given. Make space in you life for love to bloom.
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Gratitude: Live By the Words We Speak!
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ~ John F. Kennedy